Bug#267142: debian-policy: Sections 10.4 and 6.1 are inconsistent (Posix doesn't say what you think it says)
Clint Adams <schizo@debian.org> writes:
> > Highly debatable. Policy only mentions POSIX with respect to standard
> > shell features, and test(1) is not a standard shell feature, it's a
> > standard utility program.
>
> I'm not sure what you mean by "standard" here; test is more often than
> not implemented as a builtin.
We're talking about what the Debian Policy Manual requires. It says
you must restrict yourself to Posix-specified shell features, but you
do *not* have to restrict yourself in the use of other Debian
programs.
> Anyone who thinks a crusade against extraneous builtins is a good idea
> should take a look at the list of builtins actually required by POSIX.
Nobody is starting a "crusade against extraneous builtins".
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